Synonyms for buttonhole
Grammar : Noun, verb |
Spell : buht-n-hohl |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbʌt nˌhoʊl |
Top 10 synonyms for buttonhole Other synonyms for the word buttonhole
- address
- afflict
- apostrophize
- badger
- beg
- beset
- besiege
- bog down
- bother
- boutonniere
- brace
- bug
- bust
- buttonhole
- call
- challenge
- check
- chew out
- come at
- compel
- constrain
- corsage
- cross
- dare
- decelerate
- declaim
- depress
- disquiet
- enjoin
- entice
- entreat
- exhort
- face
- festoon
- flag
- garland
- get on a soapbox
- go on about
- greet
- hail
- hang up
- harass
- harry
- hinder
- hold forth
- hold up
- hound
- ice
- impede
- implore
- importune
- inhibit
- insist on
- intern
- jail
- lean on
- lei
- mire
- nab
- nag
- nosegay
- oppress
- orate
- perorate
- pester
- petition
- pick up
- pinch
- plague
- plead
- posy
- pot
- pressurize
- proposition
- pull in
- push
- put away
- railroad
- rant
- rave
- reserve
- restrain
- retard
- run in
- run into
- sadden
- salute
- sell
- send up
- set back
- slow down
- slow up
- soapbox
- spiel
- spout
- spray
- squeeze
- stump
- sue
- supplicate
- talk to
- torment
- trouble
- urge
- vase
- vex
- weigh down
- welcome
- whistle for
- withhold
- work on
- worry
- wreath
- yell at
Définition of buttonhole
- As in bouquet : noun flower arrangement
- As in press : verb pressure, trouble
- As in besiege : verb bother
- As in accost : verb approach for conversation or solicitation
- As in detain : verb hold, keep back; arrest
- As in harangue : verb give a long lecture
- He pulled it out of his buttonhole and tossed it into the fire-place.
- Extract from : « The Greater Inclination » by Edith Wharton
- Arthur had a fine rose in his buttonhole and looked profoundly thoughtful.
- Extract from : « Alice Adams » by Booth Tarkington
- In his mouth was a cigarette, and in his buttonhole a pink carnation.
- Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
- Let him go with his flower in his buttonhole and dance somewhere else.
- Extract from : « Rosinante to the Road Again » by John Dos Passos
- He was very dapper in a new tailcoat and a flower in his buttonhole.
- Extract from : « Highacres » by Jane Abbott
- Once he stooped to pick a flower which he stuck in his buttonhole.
- Extract from : « Peak and Prairie » by Anna Fuller
- He was cool and jaunty, his hands in his pockets, a rose in his buttonhole.
- Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston
- A pink carnation in his buttonhole matched his healthy complexion.
- Extract from : « The Girl on the Boat » by Pelham Grenville Wodehouse
- The fellow is to wear a white top hat, and a gardenia in his buttonhole.
- Extract from : « The Lock And Key Library » by Various
- Buttonhole stitch can be turned to account for this purpose.
- Extract from : « Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving » by Grace Christie
Antonyms for buttonhole
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